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Since I got a corresponding request, here's a short summary of the (basic) rules we use for play:

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The group represents people of a medieval village that is plagued by two groups of bad guys: werewolves and vampires. Only two facts work in favor of the poor innocent villagers: first of all these two groups hate each other and second, one of the villagers is the powerful seer who can distinguish good guys from bad ones.

The goal of the game is to kill all players of the other two groups. One player moderates the game and tells the players what happens.

At the beginning of the game each player gets a card which depicts his role in the upcoming game: werewolf, vampire, seer, or villager. No player may reveal his card to any other player.

The game is played in a sequence of days and nights.

Night:

- All players fall asleep (i.e. close their eyes)

- The vampires all wake up (i.e., they know each other) and choose a victim to kill; afterwards they fall asleep again (during the first night the moderator has to note the names of the vampire players)

- The werewolves all wake up, choose a victim, and fall asleep again (first night: moderator notes the werewolves)

- The seer wakes up and asks the moderator whether a specific player is on the side of the village or not

Day:

- At dawn the werewolf victim dies; he reveals his character card and may not participate in any actions or discussions till the game ends

- All players discuss whom to lynch; they may discuss and say anything, like claiming a specific role (whether this is true or not) or special knowledge, but they may never reveal their character card; at the end of the discussion they agree on one player who is then killed (character card is revealed and he is out of the game)

- After the lynching, the vampire victim dies (if still alive)

End of the game:

If only players of one group are left, this group wins (including players who died before)

Special rule:

If the werewolves picked a vampire during the night, he does not die in the morning. Vampires CAN kill werewolves, however!

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Normally, we add more special characters as the game progresses, but this is easily explained on the fly once the basic principles are clear.